Charlie Root stats

Last played for the Chicago Cubs, 1941

Pitcher

Age 127

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Charlie Root played 17 MLB seasons, 1923 to 1941.

Stats

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Career regular season

GP
632
W
201
L
160
ERA
3.59
IP
3,197.1
K
1,459
BB
889
WHIP
1.30
Standard by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.K: Batters this pitcher struck out.BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls.WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite.
1923BAL27045.7060.027181.43
1926CHC4218172.82271.1127621.21
1927CHC4826153.76309.01451171.34
1928CHC4014183.57237.0122731.21
1929CHC431963.47272.0124831.36
1930CHC3716144.33220.1124631.41
1931CHC3917143.48251.0131711.24
1932CHC3915103.58216.196551.23
1933CHC3515102.60242.186611.21
1934CHC34474.28117.246531.65
1935CHC381583.08201.194471.19
1936CHC33364.1573.232201.37
1937CHC431353.38178.274321.15
1938CHC44872.86160.270301.20
1939CHC35884.03167.165341.33
1940CHC36243.86112.050331.35
1941CHC19875.40106.246371.59

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP

Career Postseason

GP
6
W
0
L
3
ERA
6.95
IP
22.0
K
15
BB
6
WHIP
1.45

Expanded

Career regular season

QS
0
CG
177
SHO
21
K/9
4.1
GB
0
FB
0
G/F
0.00
WP
0
Expanded by season
QS: Quality starts: six innings or more with no more than three earned runs.CG: Complete games, pitched from the first out to the last.SHO: Shutouts — complete games with no run allowed.K/9: Strikeouts for every nine innings pitched.GB: Ground balls hit against this pitcher.FB: Fly balls hit against this pitcher.G/F: Ground balls for every fly ball hit against this pitcher.WP: Wild pitches — throws the catcher had no chance to stop.
1923BAL0004.10000
1926CHC02124.20000
1927CHC02144.20000
1928CHC01314.60000
1929CHC01944.10000
1930CHC01545.10000
1931CHC01934.70000
1932CHC01104.00000
1933CHC02023.20000
1934CHC0203.50000
1935CHC01114.20000
1936CHC0003.90000
1937CHC0503.70000
1938CHC0503.90000
1939CHC0803.50000
1940CHC0104.00000
1941CHC0603.90000

What the columns mean: QS · CG · SHO · K/9 · G/F · WP

Bio

Age
127 yearsMar 17, 1899
Debut
1923

What were Charlie Root's career stats?

Charlie Root played 17 seasons for the Orioles and the Cubs. He had 201 wins and 1,459 strikeouts with a 3.59 ERA over 3,197.1 innings. His best season was 1927: 26 wins, a 3.76 ERA and 145 strikeouts.

League leaderboards and awards

17 seasons, 4 postseasons, 1923 to 1941

All-time career rank

  • 255th in strikeouts (pitching) (1,459)
  • 109th in wins (pitching) (201)

Among the 9,244 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

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